Chapter 271: Anger

"No, no!" Wei Tingyu said awkwardly. Seeing that his sister didn't believe him at all, he hurriedly said, "Really no! Why would I lie to you?"

Wei Tingzhen was furious when she saw that her brother was still protecting Dou Ming at this time. She shouted, "I knew that he was not a good person! Now I can verify it one by one! It's only been a few days since we got married, but there's a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days! Dad and Mom have never had a quarrel in their lives, but you guys haven't learned any good things from them! You don't need to lie to me, I know very well in my heart that the wife you married is a poor woman! Her mind is smaller than the tip of a needle, and her eyes are shallower than the powder seller on the street. When she saw me coming back, she was so angry that she didn't dare to say anything. My mother's family feels sorry for the money for drinking water! You married a wife and forgot about your mother. You are in cahoots with her, so naturally you don't like me. You have to be on guard against me and hide everything from me. Don't worry, I know that your wife doesn't like me. I come back just to visit my mother. I won't drink a sip of your tea, let alone take advantage of you. By the way, do you want to put all the snacks in the house in the register? Otherwise, every time I come back, your wife will suspect that there are fewer snacks in the house, and she will be heartbroken!"

Tian had long been dissatisfied with Dou Ming for crying out to her son whenever he encountered any problem. However, her son would soften his heart when he saw her crying and agree to everything. This made her feel as if her son was being controlled by his daughter-in-law. She blamed her son for not living up to his expectations, but also felt sorry for him being bullied by his daughter-in-law. After hearing this, she not only did not think that her daughter was making a fuss, but she thought what her daughter said was reasonable. Her son had been honest since he was a child, but he was corrupted by his daughter-in-law. Her daughter-in-law was angry with her son and was disturbing her family. She couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes and took out a handkerchief to wipe her eyes: "Yu'er, your sister treats you so well. Now that you have a wife, why do you treat your sister like this? Don't forget, who accompanied you to study when you couldn't recite your homework when you were a child? Who sold her own jewelry to supplement you when the family was short of money? You must have a conscience! I only have you two siblings. If there is any rift between you two siblings, I will not live anymore!" After that, she took Wei Tingzhen's hand and cried.

Wei Tingzhen glared at Wei Tingyu fiercely, and hurriedly whispered to comfort his mother.

Dou Ming outside the door was so angry that he twisted the handkerchief in his hand into a mess.

This Wei Tingzhen is not her aunt, but her enemy, right?

She is a married sister, but she actually came into her brother's room to keep watch. She is not afraid of being laughed at if others tell others about it!

Dou Ming subconsciously raised her hand to lift the curtain and was about to explode, but the moment her fingers touched the curtain, she changed her mind.

She had already made Wei Tingyu unhappy just now. If she went in and started quarreling with Wei Tingzhen at this time, Wei Tingyu would definitely be even more unhappy. She was able to gain a foothold in the Jining Marquis Mansion thanks to Wei Tingyu's love for her. If Wei Tingyu didn't support her, her aunt would probably want to eat her up. Especially after she clearly refused to go back and ask her father for an additional dowry, her aunt just couldn't stand her!

Even so, she had no intention of going back to ask her father for a dowry.

The Jining Marquis's Mansion is not only small in number, but also weak in strength. If something happens, there is no one to help. There will be many times in the future when she needs to rely on the Dou family. If she goes back to ask her father for a dowry now, won't she be looked down upon by the Dou family? In this world, things are all about rising water and rising boats. If she needs help in the future, the Dou family will see that she is just an empty shell, so how can they help her?

She thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and quietly retreated, telling the little maid on duty: "Go, tell me."

The little maidservant lowered her head and responded submissively, but there was a hint of disdain in her eyes as she glanced over.

Wei Tingzhen knew Dou Ming was coming, and instead of stopping the conversation, she raised her voice even louder: "If I stop her, will she not come in?"

Wei Tingyu felt that Wei Tingzhen's words were too much, so she shouted "Sister" loudly with a pleading look.

Wei Tingzhen snorted, turned away, and finally said nothing more.

Dou Ming bowed to Tian and Wei Tingzhen with a pale face.

Tian said, "It's getting late. You should also set off for Jing'an Temple Hutong. Don't keep my in-laws waiting anxiously."

Dou Ming didn't want to stay here any longer, so he murmured "yes" and went to Jing'an Temple Hutong with Wei Tingyu.

Dou Shiying was not at home, so they were received by Dou Wenchang and his wife.

Under the persuasion of Dou Shishu and others, Dou Shiying did not write a divorce letter, but insisted that Wang Yingxue move out of Jing'an Temple Hutong and said: "You are not allowed to meet Dou Ming again." The Wang family had no choice but to take Wang Yingxue back to Liuyexiang Hutong. Without someone to take care of the family, Dou Ming came back to live with him for a month. Dou Shiying wanted to invite Ji to help entertain Dou Ming, but Ji refused because Han was pregnant. Dou Shiying had no choice but to invite his eldest nephew and his nephew's wife to help.

"Seventh uncle has something to do in the government office, and he said he would be back early." Dou Wenchang smiled and welcomed Wei Tingyu and Dou Ming to the flower hall to sit down, "You have a cup of tea first, look at the time, Seventh uncle will be back soon." Then he asked in surprise, "Why did you come at this time? If you had come a step later, I would have sent someone to pick you up."

The new bride returns home under the moonlight, and it is the time when the bride rides a tall horse, with many people following her, and shows off. It goes without saying that the rich families wear fine clothes and ride fine horses, and even the poor families will hire a carriage to send the bride back to her parents' home early in the morning. Wei Tingyu and Dou Ming came after noon, and Dou Ming was marrying to the Jining Marquis's mansion on behalf of Dou Zhao, so why can't Dou Wenchang be worried?

Wei Tingyu and Dou Ming responded vaguely.

Dou Wenchang knew at once that there was something else going on, but he was too lazy to bother with Dou Ming. If Dou Ming didn't say anything, he would just pretend he didn't know and chat with Wei Tingyu. Dou Ming looked at the deserted house and guessed that the Sixth Madam, the Fifth Madam, and Guo and the others probably went to the Duke of Ying's mansion to celebrate Dou Zhao's title of "Madam". He twisted the handkerchief in his hand into a knot again.

As soon as Dou Ming left, Wei Tingzhen's face suddenly seemed to be frozen. He said to his mother in great dissatisfaction: "You can't tolerate Dou Ming like this anymore. You should teach her to behave herself."

When Tian was a daughter-in-law, she and her mother-in-law were like real mother and daughter. Her mother-in-law never made things difficult for her, and she never thought of asking her daughter-in-law to set rules.

She couldn't help but blink and said, "Is this appropriate?"

"If she is a well-behaved, gentle and kind person, why should I be a bad person and let you set rules for Dou Ming?" Wei Tingzhen thought that her mother-in-law, Lady Jingguo, actually wanted her and her two sisters-in-law to go to Dou Zhao to manage the estate. She felt like she was slapped in the face, and her face was burning. "But you can see the situation now. She has only been married for a few days. When things don't go her way, she pulls her brother and cries. She doesn't act like a proper wife, but more like a concubine competing for favor. If this continues, her brother will be corrupted by her. How can she control the people in his house? You have already married your son's daughter-in-law, do you still have to take charge of the reward yourself?"

When Tian heard this, she shuddered.

When she was young, she listened to her mother-in-law in charge of all household affairs; after her mother-in-law passed away, she listened to her daughter; after her daughter got married, she relied entirely on her daughter-in-law!

She doesn't want to worry about the daily necessities.

Tian thought about it and nodded slightly.

Wei Tingzhen heaved a long sigh of relief, and his anger towards Dou Zhao, which he had nowhere to vent, seemed to have dissipated a lot.

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Dou Zhao and Song Mo stood at the door of Yizhi Hall and smiled as they saw off Old Lady Lu and Princess Ningde who had come to attend the chrysanthemum viewing banquet.

Yizhitang calmed down.

Suxin ordered the maids and old women to clean up the tables, chairs, and dishes. Ganlu and Sujuan fetched hot water and helped Dou Zhao and Song Mo wash and change their clothes.

Song Mo came out of the bathroom and saw Dou Zhaosi, who looked not tired at all. She was sitting in front of the mirror, applying ointment in front of it with a bright look on her face.

This scene made him feel as if he was back in his childhood.

It was a warm moment when his mother sat in front of the mirror and put on her makeup while he and his brother played around.

He relaxed and fell headfirst onto the nanmu bed.

"I'm so tired!" He said, resting his head on his arm. "It's more tiring than squatting in horse stance for two hours. I have to attend to so many things. My face is almost frozen from smiling... I didn't realize that I was picky when I visited other people's homes before my mother helped me with everything. It was only when I was the host that I realized it's not easy to entertain guests... If something like this happens again in the future, don't look for me. I will listen to you and do whatever you ask me to do. I want to be a hands-off manager..."

When he said this, not only Dou Zhao, but even the maids serving in the room couldn't help laughing.

In Dou Zhao's heart, Song Mo was a very powerful person. He was the emperor's executioner and still favored him for twelve years. This was not something that ordinary people could do. She didn't expect that Song Mo actually didn't like socializing.

She actually likes the hustle and bustle of a house full of guests, especially when she sees those people she cares about having a good time, her mood will also improve.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but stand up and sit on the bedside, saying with a smile: "I asked you to entertain the guests, will you do it? Or not?"

Song Mo smiled awkwardly.

If he didn't entertain, he couldn't follow Dou Zhao's arrangements in everything; if he entertained, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "Let's just hold fewer banquets in the future."

The gentle tone, smiling eyes, and the sense of compromise revealed in the tone made Song Mo feel as if he had become a treasure in Dou Zhao's hands, being held in her palm and cared for.

He wanted to get closer to Dou Zhao.

I couldn't help but grab Dou Zhao's arm.

Dou Zhao cried out "ouch!" and fell into Song Mo's arms.

Ganlu was startled, and quickly winked at the servants in the room. Her face was as red as a piece of cloth, and she quietly left the inner room with a few maids and closed the door of the inner room.

Dou Zhao was caught off guard and stood up in a panic. The touch of his elbow was firm and soft. He didn't know where he had hit him. He thought that elbows were the hardest and it would hurt for a long time if it was hit. He didn't care to ask him anything and asked him hastily, "Where did I hit you?"